The Supreme Court of the United States is being asked to consider an Indiana case about a convicted murderer’s claim
that he was improperly restrained with a stun belt during his trial and that led to a wrongful conviction.

The Indiana Attorney General’s Office has filed a brief with the nation’s highest court, urging the justices to
not hear a case about whether Indiana’s judicial canons constitutionally infringe on the free speech rights of those
on or vying for seats on the bench.

The full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to not rehear an Indiana case about a convicted murder’s ineffective
assistance of trial counsel claims relating to a stun belt used in court, though three judges disagreed and felt the northern
Indiana federal judge’s decision should be upheld.

Indiana’s two federal appeals judges disagree about whether the full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals should reconsider
a Wisconsin case about the judicial code of conduct in that state, paving the way for a further battle before the nation’s
highest court that could influence Indiana’s judicial canons.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a District judge’s decision that a man convicted of murder received ineffective
assistance of counsel during his trial because his attorney didn’t object to the state making him wear a stun belt in
court.

A person can be convicted of aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. Section 1028A for using the identity of a person who
is dead or alive, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in an issue of first impression.

Ruling on an issue of first impression, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today extended the logic of an eight-year-old case
to how criminal defendants challenge their supervised release and revocation penalties and what must be discussed in attorney
withdraw briefs on those issues.

A federal judge says the Indiana Supreme Court can regulate judicial speech through its cannons, and has ruled the existing
rules do not violate a judge or judicial candidate's constitutional free speech or association rights.

A federal judge has tossed a death row inmate's capital sentence, saying the Indiana Supreme Court was wrong in ruling
the man convicted of a triple murder wasn't prejudiced by having to wear a stun belt in the jury's presence.

A federal judge in Fort Wayne is deciding whether the state's judicial conduct code should be able to restrict judicial
candidates from answering surveys about views on issues they might someday hear in court.